Academy Award(R)-winning actress Renee Zellweger ("Cold Mountain,"
"Chicago") reteams with acclaimed film and television producers Craig Zadan
and Neil Meron ("A Raisin in the Sun," "Hairspray," "Chicago," "Life with
Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows") to executive produce the Sony Pictures
Television project. Written and also executive produced by Vivienne
Radkoff, the movie was filmed in Connick's hometown of New Orleans. "Living
Proof" will premiere Saturday, October 18 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT) on Lifetime
Television.

In "Living Proof," Dr. Dennis Slamon (Harry Connick, Jr.) is an
overworked and under appreciated research doctor at UCLA Medical Center in
Los Angeles. Having developed an experimental, yet potentially
revolutionary drug called Herceptin, Slamon believes he will one day offer
a ground-breaking treatment for breast cancer. When the plug is pulled on
his research by the drug company, he must rely on the support of
philanthropists including Lilly Tartikoff and Ronald Perelman to continue
his work testing the drug.

At great cost to his personal life, Dr. Slamon becomes deeply attached
to the pioneering women involved in the experiment as part of his research.
While battling the delays and corporate red tape, Dr. Slamon loses some
patients, but his dedication and work to keep testing Herceptin helps
change the course of breast cancer treatment.

"Living Proof" is produced by Zadan and Meron's Storyline Entertainment
and Sony Pictures Television for Lifetime Television. Renee Zellweger, Neil
Meron and Craig Zadan ("Chicago"), and screenwriter Vivienne Radkoff
("Tempted," "The Agency") are the executive producers. Dan Ireland ("Mrs.
Palfrey at the Claremont," "Passionata") directs from a script written by
Vivienne Radkoff ("Tempted," "The Agency").

"Living Proof" premieres during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
as the centerpiece of Lifetime's 14th annual multi-platform Stop Breast
Cancer for Life public service and advocacy campaign, which reaches women
and families in more than 96 million homes across the country in
partnership with the Network's cable affiliates, advertising sponsors and
twelve leading nonprofit organizations. "Living Proof" continues Lifetime's
quest to support their Stop Breast Cancer for Life campaign. Other original
films that the network has made previously for this commitment include the
2007 movie "Matters of Life & Dating" starring Ricki Lake and the 2006
movie "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" starring Sarah Chalke, which
was nominated for an Emmy(R) Award in the category of "Outstanding Made for
Television Movie."

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content providers. It produces and distributes programming in every genre,
including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment
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program slate that includes the top-rated daytime dramas and game shows,
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acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms.

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digital distribution efforts across all platforms, including the internet
and mobile. Sony Pictures Television, advertiser sales, is one of the
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businesses, for Sony BMG and for iN DEMAND's high-definition channel Mojo
and Tennis Channel, and is part owner of national media sales company ITN
Networks, Inc. SPT (http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures
Entertainment company.

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